Sentences with phrase «fear against their victim»

States like California define robbery / burglary as the stealing of a property or money by the means of using physical force or fear against their victim.

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yes, there were male victims, but the violence was against women and rooted in a fear CREATED BY MEN that being unable to get a woman is to fail at life.

«I would just say that as someone whose family member was a victim of terrorism, having lost my father, if we're trying to combat terrorism by banishing people from coming to this country, (it's) really going against what the principles of what our country's about and creating fear.

As a Brooklyn rape case has grown more complicated, some members of the community have found themselves torn between a gut reaction to support the 18 - year - old alleged victim and nagging fears about a rush to judgment against the five teenagers accused of a heinous crime.

Katsanis and her coauthor Joyce Kim, also of Duke University, note that although DNA is a powerful forensic tool that has great potential to identify and protect victims of human trafficking and other human - rights violations, many people fear the use of DNA against them and worry that authorities could use victims» DNA to control private information concerning citizens.

Fear of disease left stray dogs victim to brutal treatment by the public, while healthy dogs faced the risk of being put to work pulling carts or forced into fights against other dogs.

Children often become victims of fear aggression when they try to hold cats against their will.